H R 417 author(s): doolittle of california substitute amendment question: on agreeing to the amendment bipartisan campaign finance reform act

On Sep 14, 1999, the House voted 117–306 on “On Agreeing to the Amendment” (HR 417). Result: Failed. By party: Republicans 115–100, Democrats 2–205, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 102 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Failed
Yes: 117
No: 306
Did not vote: 17
Date: Sep 14, 1999

By party

Republicans115 yes · 100 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 205 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Aderholt R-AL voted no
Spencer T. Bachus III R-AL voted no
Asa Hutchinson R-AR voted no
Doug Ose R-CA voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
Elton W. Gallegly R-CA voted no
Steven T. Kuykendall R-CA voted no
John Stephen (Steve) Horn R-CA voted no
Edward Randall Royce R-CA voted no
Mary Bono R-CA voted no
Brian P. Bilbray R-CA voted no
Christopher H. Shays R-CT voted no
Nancy Lee Johnson R-CT voted no
Michael Newbold Castle R-DE voted no
Clifford Bundy Stearns R-FL voted no
John L. Mica R-FL voted no
Ira William Mccollum Jr. (Bill) R-FL voted no
Charles Terrance Canady R-FL voted no
Mark A. Foley R-FL voted no
Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL voted no
Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
John Nathan Deal R-GA voted no
James Albert Smith Leach R-IA voted no
James Allen Nussle R-IA voted no
Greg Ganske R-IA voted no
Henry John Hyde R-IL voted no
John Edward Porter R-IL voted no
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller R-IL voted no
Thomas W. Ewing R-IL voted no
Donald A. Manzullo R-IL voted no
Ray H. Lahood R-IL voted no
Mark Edward Souder R-IN voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Anne Meagher Northup R-KY voted no
Ernest L. Fletcher R-KY voted no
David Vitter R-LA voted no
Richard Hugh Baker R-LA voted no
Wayne Thomas Gilchrest R-MD voted no
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett R-MD voted no
Constance A. Morella R-MD voted no
Vernon James Ehlers R-MI voted no
Frederick Stephen Upton R-MI voted no
Nick H. Smith R-MI voted no
James (Jim) Ramstad R-MN voted no
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
Jo Ann Emerson R-MO voted no
Kenny Hulshof R-MO voted no
Rick Hill R-MT voted no
Sue Myrick R-NC voted no
Douglas Kent Bereuter R-NE voted no
Lee Raymond Terry R-NE voted no
William E. Barrett R-NE voted no
Charles Foster Bass R-NH voted no
Frank A. Lobiondo R-NJ voted no
Hugh James Saxton R-NJ voted no
Christopher Henry Smith R-NJ voted no
Margaret Scafati Roukema R-NJ voted no
Robert Douglas Franks R-NJ voted no
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Heather Wilson R-NM voted no
Enrico A. (Rick) Lazio R-NY voted no
Sue W. Kelly R-NY voted no
Benjamin Arthur Gilman R-NY voted no
Sherwood Louis Boehlert R-NY voted no
John Michael Mchugh R-NY voted no
James T. Walsh R-NY voted no
Thomas M. Reynolds R-NY voted no
John Francis (Jack) Quinn R-NY voted no
Amory Houghton Jr. R-NY voted no
Steve Chabot R-OH voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
Paul Eugene Gillmor R-OH voted no
Ralph Straus Regula R-OH voted no
James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH voted yes
Robert William Ney R-OH voted no
Steven C. Latourette R-OH voted no
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. (J. C.) R-OK voted no
Ernest James Istook Jr. R-OK voted no
Greg Walden R-OR voted no
Wayne Curtis (Curt) Weldon R-PA voted no

And 22 more.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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